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Title: Fluorogel Elastomers with Tunable Transparency, Elasticity, ShapeMemory, and Antifouling Properties**

Abstract

Omniphobic fluorogel elastomers were prepared by photocuring perfluorinated acrylates and a perfluoropolyether crosslinker. By tuning either the chemical composition or the temperature that control the crystallinity of the resulting polymer chains, a broad range of optical and mechanical properties of the fluorogel can be achieved. After infusing with fluorinated lubricants, the fluorogels showed excellent resistance to wetting by various liquids and anti-biofouling behavior, while maintaining cytocompatiblity.

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Publication Date:
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
OSTI Identifier:
1210964
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AR0000326
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 53; Journal Issue: 17; Journal ID: ISSN 1433-7851
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Yao, X, Dunn, SS, Kim, P, Duffy, M, Alvarenga, J, and Aizenberg, J. Fluorogel Elastomers with Tunable Transparency, Elasticity, ShapeMemory, and Antifouling Properties**. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1002/anie.201310385.
Yao, X, Dunn, SS, Kim, P, Duffy, M, Alvarenga, J, & Aizenberg, J. Fluorogel Elastomers with Tunable Transparency, Elasticity, ShapeMemory, and Antifouling Properties**. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201310385
Yao, X, Dunn, SS, Kim, P, Duffy, M, Alvarenga, J, and Aizenberg, J. 2014. "Fluorogel Elastomers with Tunable Transparency, Elasticity, ShapeMemory, and Antifouling Properties**". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201310385.
@article{osti_1210964,
title = {Fluorogel Elastomers with Tunable Transparency, Elasticity, ShapeMemory, and Antifouling Properties**},
author = {Yao, X and Dunn, SS and Kim, P and Duffy, M and Alvarenga, J and Aizenberg, J},
abstractNote = {Omniphobic fluorogel elastomers were prepared by photocuring perfluorinated acrylates and a perfluoropolyether crosslinker. By tuning either the chemical composition or the temperature that control the crystallinity of the resulting polymer chains, a broad range of optical and mechanical properties of the fluorogel can be achieved. After infusing with fluorinated lubricants, the fluorogels showed excellent resistance to wetting by various liquids and anti-biofouling behavior, while maintaining cytocompatiblity.},
doi = {10.1002/anie.201310385},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1210964}, journal = {Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)},
issn = {1433-7851},
number = 17,
volume = 53,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 18 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Tue Mar 18 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}

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